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https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259103/venezuelan-dictator-decrees-oct-1-to-be-start-of-christmas-season-church-respondsVenezuelan dictator decrees Oct. 1 to be start of Christmas season: Church responds
By Andrés Henríquez
Caracas, Venezuela, Sep 5, 2024 / 07:00 am
This year, in homage and gratitude to you, I am going to decree that the Christmas season [begins] on Oct. 1, declared Nicolás Maduro, leader of the ruling socialist regime in Venezuela, Sept. 2 on national television.
For everyone, Christmas has arrived with peace, happiness, and security, Maduro added. According to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, this is not the first time the socialist regime has done this, as in 2019, 2020, and 2021 it also decreed the advance of the Christmas season.
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Through a statement posted on Instagram Sept. 3, the Venezuelan Bishops Conference (CEV, by its Spanish acronym) reacted to Maduros decree to move up the start of the Christmas season, stating that this Christian holy day should not be used for propaganda or particular political purposes.
Christmas is a celebration of a universal nature that commemorates the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The manner and time of its celebration are the responsibility of the ecclesiastical authority, which ensures that the true spirit and meaning of this event of spiritual and historical richness is maintained, as it marks the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the CEV emphasized.
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This story was first published by ACI Prensa, CNAs Spanish-language news partner. It has been translated and adapted by CNA.
By Andrés Henríquez
Caracas, Venezuela, Sep 5, 2024 / 07:00 am
This year, in homage and gratitude to you, I am going to decree that the Christmas season [begins] on Oct. 1, declared Nicolás Maduro, leader of the ruling socialist regime in Venezuela, Sept. 2 on national television.
For everyone, Christmas has arrived with peace, happiness, and security, Maduro added. According to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, this is not the first time the socialist regime has done this, as in 2019, 2020, and 2021 it also decreed the advance of the Christmas season.
[...]
Through a statement posted on Instagram Sept. 3, the Venezuelan Bishops Conference (CEV, by its Spanish acronym) reacted to Maduros decree to move up the start of the Christmas season, stating that this Christian holy day should not be used for propaganda or particular political purposes.
Christmas is a celebration of a universal nature that commemorates the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The manner and time of its celebration are the responsibility of the ecclesiastical authority, which ensures that the true spirit and meaning of this event of spiritual and historical richness is maintained, as it marks the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the CEV emphasized.
[...]
This story was first published by ACI Prensa, CNAs Spanish-language news partner. It has been translated and adapted by CNA.
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Venezuelan dictator decrees Oct. 1 to be start of Christmas season: Church responds (Original Post)
sl8
Sep 7
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PJMcK
(22,527 posts)1. This is nonsense
Its the kind of stupid crap we can expect from a second Trump term.
Why make just Christmas early? Why not decree that all holidays should be celebrated every day?
This is the perfect illustration of the BS that comes from dictators.
Voltaire2
(14,407 posts)3. Yeah everyone knows Christmas starts Nov 1
after you cant sell anymore Halloween merch.
lapfog_1
(29,816 posts)4. he moves the date
in an effort to have the populace move on from the election and into "the season of peace and happiness"... i.e. "please be peaceful and happy that I stole the election to remain in power"
marble falls
(60,136 posts)5. Guys got some stroke - the Dairy Queen here in Marble Falls has it's fully decorated Christmas Tree set up ...
... across from the counter. They took down the Thanks Giving decorations on Labor day - which they celebrated on the Fourth. They're taking the Valentine's Day stuff out of storage next week.
tanyev
(43,980 posts)6. "It came without ribbons! It came without tags!"
"It came without packages, boxes or bags!"
And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before!
"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store."
"Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before!
"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store."
"Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
4lbs
(7,192 posts)7. South Park - S00E02 The Spirit of Christmas - Jesus vs. Santa Claus
I saw it in the early 1990s, and it is still great